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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $183.75/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 519 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.35/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 573 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.05/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 512 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 452 338 299
Feeder cattle 340 264 255
Slaughter cattle 112 66 44
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady on a mostly plain quality offering. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 fancy 273 3 200.00–222.50 $208.09 $568 —
285 285 1 190.00 $190.00 $542 —
366–393 378 7 181.00–182.00 $181.45 $686 —
435–443 441 5 184.00–193.00 $186.19 $821 -1.97
465–495 485 3 188.00–198.00 $194.80 $945 +15.29
502–540 527 6 175.00–183.00 $177.54 $936 -0.92
560 fancy 560 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,042 —
555–570 561 6 162.00–176.00 $170.79 $958 -7.31
600–610 607 3 150.00–159.00 $155.03 $941 -19.12
625–635 value added 627 5 164.00–165.00 $164.80 $1,033 —
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 -10.16
710–735 723 2 130.00–145.00 $137.63 $995 +2.63
785 785 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 4 150.00–152.50 $151.88 $410 —
346 346 4 165.00 $165.00 $571 —
350–386 370 6 155.00–165.00 $160.83 $595 +2.31
410–445 434 4 150.00–165.00 $157.44 $683 +5.75
455–490 473 19 141.00–151.00 $146.98 $695 -4.17
504–509 value added 507 15 160.00–162.00 $160.66 $815 -4.34
510–540 524 6 144.00–156.00 $148.02 $776 +2.71
550–592 573 24 139.00–154.00 $147.35 $844 -2.75
600–620 617 7 130.00–138.00 $134.58 $830 -1.02
665–695 689 6 125.00–135.00 $127.11 $876 —
805–825 815 2 120.00–128.00 $124.05 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 130.00–141.00 $135.39 $512 —
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 —
595 595 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $818 +16.50
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -10.00
710 710 5 104.00 $104.00 $738 —
800 800 1 101.00 $101.00 $808 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 +5.20
330–345 fancy 338 2 200.00–207.50 $203.83 $689 —
360–395 373 8 174.00–194.00 $184.15 $687 +3.15
395 fancy 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 -2.50
410–425 419 5 174.00–193.00 $180.97 $758 +8.00
450–497 476 19 172.00–189.00 $177.54 $845 +3.55
501–523 fancy 518 16 185.00–186.00 $185.56 $961 —
516–530 521 8 180.00–181.00 $180.13 $938 +3.40
575–593 587 14 150.00–165.00 $158.35 $930 -3.08
605–635 620 2 130.00–134.00 $132.05 $819 -5.95
665 665 3 141.00 $141.00 $938 +7.49
733 733 4 135.00 $135.00 $990 +18.00
800 800 1 116.00 $116.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 —
420 420 2 160.00–166.00 $163.00 $685 —
455–490 468 7 148.00–165.00 $159.22 $745 —
527 527 2 151.00 $151.00 $796 —
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 —
730 730 2 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
995 995 2 88.00 $88.00 $876 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1490 1349 80-85% 25 77.00–87.00 $82.21 $1,109 —
1380 1380 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,021 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1050 978 85-90% 3 56.00–59.00 $57.07 $558 —
905–1095 1014 85-90% 5 65.00–73.00 $70.57 $716 —
1050–1185 1103 85-90% 9 78.00–83.00 $80.79 $891 —
1105–1165 1143 85-90% 4 50.00–55.00 $52.48 $600 +1.92
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1755 1614 75-80% 19 78.00–90.00 $84.78 $1,368 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,419 —
1540–1660 1600 2 110.00–112.00 $111.04 $1,777 —
1700–1830 1770 3 117.00–125.00 $121.40 $2,149 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.